Tim Jarrett

Useful tips for when you have to help that one colleague/friend/second cousin. - Tim Jarrett

Some people are made to make an impression on the world. Larry Hagman, clearly, was one. - Tim Jarrett

Appropriately brief rejoinders to wastes of space. - Tim Jarrett

This was a big winner--we had previously tasted it at the Russell House Tavern and made it this weekend. But there's no substituting for the Cardamaro. We originally made it with Cynar (another artichoke based digestif) and there's no comparison. - Tim Jarrett

I know what I'm doing this Thanksgiving: watching superb 1940s Superman cartoons with The Girl and maybe The Boy. - Tim Jarrett

This is one of the more insightful descriptions of the psychodynamics of software creation that I've seen. - Tim Jarrett

Amazing blog that collects writing about ECM Records. Like, every single ECM recording. - Tim Jarrett

Thanks so much for the shout-out, Tim. My reviewing activities on "between sound and space" are a labor of love for the label I love. Hoping to reach synchronicity with ECM's release schedule by next year. - Tyran Grillo

Smart way to concatenate PDF files, no muss no fuss. - Tim Jarrett

Moving tribute to an unblinkingly funny comic. Check out the contribution from Jen Sorensen. - Tim Jarrett

Awfully useful compendium. I knew about some of these but textutil is a delight. - Tim Jarrett

An oldie but a goodie. Great idea to trust our democracy to insecure machines that can be flashed into arcade devices without breaking the "tamper proof seals." - Tim Jarrett

Now that computing resources are trending down to free (or the next best thing), no algorithm with a limited keyspace should be considered safe. - Tim Jarrett

The alarming things for me in this are (1) Romney apparently declaring war on Americans who are too poor or too struggling to take care of their elderly relatives to qualify to pay income tax, and (2) the fact that 47% of the voter pool falls into this category. - Tim Jarrett

Worth a try. - Tim Jarrett

Must watch. The couple of performances I've seen from this show have been off the charts funky, dark, and amazing. - Tim Jarrett

I like how this constant reminder to check Facebook is positioned as "unobtrusive." Yeah, I don't think I'd like this unless I had replaced all my email with Facebook, which seems unwise. But it certainly is better than leaving the site open all the time. - Tim Jarrett

Awfully useful way to build summary data quickly for thousands of rows. - Tim Jarrett

Like a vision out of Spiritus Mundi. - Tim Jarrett

Rough beast or not, I want it very much. - Catherine Paul

substring-after() is useful for extracting files and path fragments. - Tim Jarrett

Nifty grouping method for turning repeating data into grouped data in XSLT. - Tim Jarrett

"...the Tanglewood Festival Chorus, with soloists drawn from former and current student vocalists, extolled the power of music with power as well as clarity." - Tim Jarrett

Daily Gazette review of the July 14 Tanglewood gala. - Tim Jarrett

"Tempos clicked organically, and he gathered the voices of the Tanglewood Festival Chorus into potent clouds of dissonance. The impression was less of a conductor showing off his technique than drawing out a collaborative performance that opened up a clear window on the score itself." - Tim Jarrett

Much to celebrate. - Tim Jarrett

"His reading of Stravinsky’s “Symphony of Psalms,” with typically superb work from John Oliver’s Tanglewood Festival Chorus, was taut and expressive in its first two movements. But Mr. Nelsons eased into the hypnotic strains of the final hymn of praise with utmost delicacy and refinement." - Tim Jarrett

I love designers who sweat this many details. - Tim Jarrett